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Originally Posted by
vezfs
no matter how hard i tighten the derailleur to the body, it still doesnt stay in place, and drops down...
Did not someone say there should be a spring holding it back, keeping it from dropping down? It doesn't stay "up" because it has been tightened. You need to figure out how to tighten that spring. Read miamijim's note.
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